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PAUL SCHMIDT, or SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMMODES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,510, dated March10, 1874; application filed February 9, 1874.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL SCHMIDT, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Combination Chair and Closet, of which the following,taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a full, clear, andexact description.-

The object of this invention is to furnish an infants and invalids chairor closet that shall be properly inclosed and connected with somesuitable furniture, so that they can be readily brought into use and asreadily be inclosed; and it consists in the peculiar and judiciousarrangements of all its parts which, in their different positions,perform their functions, and bring into use all available space.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front view of a wash-stand containing myinvention. Fig. 2 is a front view of same as it appears when opened foran invalids chair or closet, with the door open to show the place for avessel or reservoir. Fi 3 is a sectional view of the stand when openedand in position for an invalids chair or closet. Fig. 4 is a top view ofthe stand with the lid raised, showing the guard for a child when placedin the chair. Fig. 5 is a top view of the infants seat. Fi 6 is the samewith part of the infants seat removed to show the seat for an adult.Fig. 7 is a sectional view of its inside arrangements.

at a are the guards for a child when placed in the chair. a a are staysor braces attached to the guards at a. I) is the infants seat. 0 is theseat for an adult. d is a loose shelf in the closet or vault c. c is acloset or vault. f is a drawer in the lid. g is a front piece attachedto the lid by hinges. 43 1; are stays or braces attached to the back ofthe lid, which, when the lid is raised, pass through openings in therear of the stand into the hollow space on each side of the seat, andabut against the coveringpiece of this space, thereby holding the lid inan upright position. 8 is the lid. NVhen all these parts are put in theposition shown in Fig. 4, the lid can be closed, presenting then theappearance shown in Fig. 1.

When it is desired to use the infants chair, the lid s is raised,carrying with it the front piece g,- then the guards to a, which arehinged on thesides, are thrown back, as shown in Fi 5; and when thechild is placed on the seat b, the guards at a are folded around it.

When a closet is required for an adult, the guards at a are opened andturned out on each side, and the infants seat, being hinged on the backedge, is turned up against the lid 8, as shown in Figs 2 and 3, the seatI) forming the back, and the stays a n on the guards a a the arms, ofthe chair thus formed.

The seat 0 is stationary. All the movable parts can as readily be foldedand turned back into their places, and the lid 8 closed over them,covering and hiding all inside arrangements, and presenting the washstand as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that by this simple, yetjudicious, arrangement threeuseful pieces of furniture are combined, either of which can be readilybrought into use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The guards a' a, constructed and arranged so that they can be made toanswer either as guards for an infant when placed in the chair, or asarms for the invalids chair, substantially in the manner described.

2. In combination with the guards to a, the hinged infants seat 11,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a closet for an adult with an infants chair,guards for an infant, and wash-stand or other suitable furniture,substantially in the manner described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name and aflixcd my seal in thepresence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga and State of New York, this 5th day of February, .1874.

. PAUL SCHMIDT. [L. s.

Witnesses:

CHRISTIAN HOLMSTRUP, WM. BRADLEY.

